In this movie, I'll show you how to open a document inside Illustrator by double…clicking on it from the Macintosh finder. If you're working on a PC, go ahead and…skip ahead to the next movie in which I show you how to create a new document…inside Illustrator. If you're a premium member then you have…access to my exercise files folder which contains a subfolder called 0 one make doc.…Now, I'm looking at the contents of the folder in the icon view which you can get…to by going up to the view menu and choosing as icons.…And notice that I've got three files all of which are called welcome with different extensions.…

If you can't see those extensions, then go up to the finder menu and choose the…preferences command. And then you want to click on this…advanced icon right there. And go ahead and turn on this check box…show all file name extensions. And this is a really great function,…because what it does is display extensions, even if they're not actually…part of the file name. And that way, you can just keep track of…

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Updated

9/24/2014

Released

7/19/2013

Learn to create elegant, optimized graphics with Adobe Illustrator and industry-pro Deke McClelland's patented One-on-One path to mastery—now updated for Illustrator Creative Cloud. This installment introduces the basic features of Illustrator CC: sizing and arranging artboards; accessing panels, menus, and tools; and creating your first illustrations with line art, shapes, and type. This includes manipulating paths with the Pen tool; painting, grouping, and coloring objects; and placing and adjusting text. Deke shows you how to select fonts, create hanging indents, and tweak the kerning and leading of your text. You'll also learn to trace images you've imported into Illustrator and scale, rotate, and duplicate artwork.

Deke will add new videos as new features for Illustrator CC are revealed, ensuring you'll always be up to date on the latest tools.

Topics include:

Creating new documents

Moving, modifying, and resizing artboards

Drawing with the line tools

Drawing geometric shapes

Auto-tracing an image

Rotating and duplicating objects

Grouping and stacking

Erasing and painting selected paths

Using the Shape Builder tool

Reflecting across an angled axis

Placing and flowing text

Previewing and assigning fonts

Adjusting type size

Creating and applying paragraph styles

Using the Glyphs panel

Inserting and removing anchor points with the Pen tool

Skill Level Beginner

10h 45m

Duration

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Q: This course was updated on 09/24/2014. What changed?

A: 16 movies were updated to reflect changes in the 2014 version of Illustrator CC. Deke covers everything from rounding corners to using new scaling tools and working with the updated Pencil and Pen tools. Make sure to watch the revised movies (marked "UPDATED") to stay up to date.